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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A "shebeen" is a:
(a) Fireplace.
(b) Female of ill repute.
(c) Makeshift country inn.
(d) Vegetable grown for irish stew.

2. Christy committed the murder by:
(a) Shooting the victim.
(b) Stabbing the victim with a knife.
(c) Dropping a loy on the victim's skull.
(d) Strangling the victim.

3. Christy tells the girls and the Widow Quin that his father wanted him to:
(a) Plow his four acres of potatoes without a horse.
(b) Move out.
(c) Marry an old, overweight, half blind, widow of ill repute.
(d) Wed the young girl next door so that he would have a maid.

4. When Act II opens, what is the time of day?
(a) Afternoon tea time.
(b) High noon.
(c) Morning light.
(d) Midnight.

5. In Act 1, Pegeen is engaged to marry:
(a) Christy Mahon.
(b) Shawn Keogh.
(c) No one.
(d) Michael James Flaherty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jimmy want to find Pegeen in the beginning of Act III?

2. What is Pegeen's response to Michael Flaherty's news?

3. What do the girls from the village want from Christy?

4. Act 1 begins with Pegeen:

5. Why was Pegeen angry with Christy for speaking with the girls and the Widow Quin?

(see the answer key)

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